Tamar Valley & Tavistock UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park

Tamar Valley & Tavistock UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tavistock, Dartmoor National Park

The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape

The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape is one of a small number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the UK. It's split into sections. Running north east/south west, these are*:

Tamar Valley Mining District with Tavistock.

Caradon Mining District.

The Luxulyan Valley and Charlestown.

St Agnes Mining District.

Gwennap Mining District.

Camborne and Redruth Mining District with Wheal Peevor and Portreath Harbour.

Wendron Mining District.

Tregonning and Gwinear Mining District with Trewavas.

St Just Mining District.

 

Places to visit and things to see in The Tamar Valley Mining District with Tavistock

The Tamar Valley Mining District with Tavistock section is packed with places to visit and things to see. These include:

Tavistock.

Tavistock Canal.

Tamar Trails Centre (site of Devon Great Consols which was once the largest copper mine in the world).

Morwellham Quay.

Calstock.

The National Trust's Cotehele (just outside boundary).

Kit Hill.

The Bere Peninsula (area of).

 

*Information from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre website.